Hirscher, Frank Eugene

Frank Eugene Hirscher, 83, passed away peacefully of cancer at his Fitchburg home on December 17, 2024. Frank was born to Kreszentia (Grace) and Mathew Hirscher on June 18, 1941, in Monroe, WI. Shortly after, his family moved to Hollandale, where he attended grade school and high school, and worked …

Wasley, Carole B.

Carole B. Wasley, age 91 of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Fingerson, Pamela Ann

Pamela Ann Fingerson, age 63, of Dodgeville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Mineral Point Care Center in Mineral Point, WI.

Hirscher, Frank Eugene

Frank Eugene Hirscher, 83, passed away peacefully of cancer at his Fitchburg home on December 17, 2024. Frank was born to Kreszentia (Grace) and Mathew Hirscher on June 18, 1941, in Monroe, WI. Shortly after, his family moved to Hollandale, where he attended grade school and high school, and worked …

Anderson, Evalena Mae

Evalena Mae Anderson, age 93, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville.

Borchert, Ronald (Ron) Dean

Ronald (Ron) Dean Borchert, age 85, of Dodgeville, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Ron was born in Madison on February 17, 1939 to Carl Borchert and Helen (Annen) Borchert.

Cushman, Sharon Kay

Sharon Kay Cushman age 82 of Stoughton, Wisconsin passed away on December 15, 2024 at Stoughton Meadows. She was born on January 7, 1942 in Mineral Point, to the late Raymond and Gwendolyn Conwell. Sharon grew up in the Mineral Point area where she met her late husband of 58 …

Bomkamp, Gerald William

Gerald William Bomkamp, 90, of Highland, WI, passed away Saturday, Dec 14, 2024, at home, surrounded by Alice and their children. Gerald was born in Clyde, WI, on August 24, 1934, to William and Laura (Kreul) Bomkamp, one of 11 children. He graduated from Avoca schools in 1952. On June …

LeGrand, Carolyn Joyce

Carolyn Joyce LeGrand passed away peacefully on December 10, 2024, just shy of her 85th birthday. Born on December 21, 1939, in Terre Haute, Indiana, Carolyn was the cherished daughter of Edward and Frieda Goetz.

River Valley gets out early in win over Dodgers

River Valley guard Brooklyn Stokes turned in a 21 point performance Friday to help River Valley turn back Dodgeville with a 30 point SWC win. When it as over the Blackhawks had a 64-34 win. Adding to their success were a pair of 12 point performances from Ella Myers and …

Pointers defensive tactics take down SW Wildcats

Mineral Point’s offense had 36 points on the board for a 16 point halftime lead but it was the defense that had veteran coach Dan Burreson talking. The Pointers then went on to ease past Southwestern 69-49 in a SWAL match-up on the road.

Barneveld’s steals, strong defense leads to 63-12 win

Barneveld’s girls basketball team limited visiting Juda to two points for most of the first half then went on to hand the Panthers a 63-12 setback in a Six River East game Thursday.

Early lead sends Cardinals over Juda

Highland’s girls basketball team took a 23 point lead at halftime and rolled to a 54-25 win over Juda Friday. The commanding lead allowed coach Josh Tarrell to use the reserves the second half with the result plenty of playing time for the entire tea

Highland boys defeat Dodgeville 62-53 in non-conference action

By John Dalton The Highland Boys visited Dodgeville Saturday night in a non-conference basketball game and the Cardinal’s physicality was too much for the Dodgers to match in the second half as they lost 62-53.

Tips to survive the holidays

by J. Patrick Reilly While the holidays are supposed to be a very happy time, sometimes the grinch sneaks in and causes issues. In case that happns here are 19 tips for coping with holiday stress and depression:

Israel and charges of genocide

Dear Edtor, The human rights organization Amnesty International has issued a nearly 300 page report concluding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the United States have both rejected Amnesty International's findings.

The Holidays are Plastic

Dear Editor, As we enter the holiday season, you'll see some commonalities among a lot of your kid's toys: plastic. That new Transformer, Barbie, board game - it all comes either sheathed in plastic, or made of it.

Along The Ad Routes

by Mike Reilly I can’t believe that after all that cold and wind we have been getting that Sunday was almost like spring! It was over 50 degrees in the afternoon, almost like needing to go without a coat! I did shed my “driving” gloves though! By the end of …

Cuts are outrageous

Dear Editor, Let’s start here. Representative Tom Tiffany (WI -CD7) “hopes the next Congress also looks at cutting some aspects of mandatory spending, like food stamps.” Heck, it just means more hungry kids, but that is a small price to pay so they can extend tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy …

About cultivated meal

Dear Editor, Any state or federal politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter.